from the maya lowlands . the ste ##la is also the earliest monument to bear the ti ##kal emblem g ##ly ##ph . it bears a sculpture of the king facing to the right , holding the head of an underworld jaguar god , one of the patron deities of the city . the ste ##la was deliberately smashed during the 6th century or some time later , the upper portion was dragged away and dumped in a rubbish tip close to temple iii , to be uncovered by archaeologists in 1959 . ste ##la 30 is the first surviving monument to be erected after the hiatus . its style and icon ##ography is similar to that of cara ##col , one of the more important of ti
from the maya lowlands. the stela is also the earliest monument to bear the tikal emblem glyph. it bears a sculpture of the king facing to the right, holding the head of an underworld jaguar god, one of the patron deities of the city. the stela was deliberately smashed during the 6th century or some time later, the upper portion was dragged away and dumped in a rubbish tip close to temple iii, to be uncovered by archaeologists in 1959. stela 30 is the first surviving monument to be erected after the hiatus. its style and iconography is similar to that of caracol, one of the more important of ti